washing line
/ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/
"washing-line" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“washing line” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a clothesline
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | washing line |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “washing line” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
washing line is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a clothesline".
No misspelling variants are generated for washing line in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is washing line, spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G- -L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1a clothesline
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “washing line”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-A-S-H-I-N-G- -L-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.